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Senate · Roll call 128 · 2nd session · June 29, 2020 A vote to agree to the motion to proceed to S. 4049, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.

Motion to Proceed Agreed to89–4 Procedural
Question
On the Motion to Proceed
Official record
Senate roll call 128, 116th Congress, 2nd session
Capitol Lens ID
116-s556, used in this page's address. It numbers every Senate roll call of the 116th Congress in order, so it differs from the official number, which restarts each session.
Bill
S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 39 · No 4 · Did not vote 2
Republicans
Yes 49 · No 0 · Did not vote 4
Independent
Yes 1 · No 0 · Did not vote 1

About this vote

A motion to proceed asks the Senate to begin considering a measure. The Congressional Research Service says the bill authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths, and does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 This bill authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation.

How each member voted

MemberSeatPartyTheir vote
Dan SullivanAKRepublicanYes
Lisa MurkowskiAKRepublicanYes
Doug JonesALDemocratYes
Richard C. ShelbyALRepublicanYes
John BoozmanARRepublicanYes
Tom CottonARRepublicanYes
Kyrsten SinemaAZDemocratYes
Martha McSallyAZRepublicanYes
Dianne FeinsteinCADemocratYes
Kamala D. HarrisCADemocratNo
Cory GardnerCORepublicanYes
Michael F. BennetCODemocratYes
Christopher MurphyCTDemocratNo
Richard BlumenthalCTDemocratYes
Christopher A. CoonsDEDemocratYes
Thomas R. CarperDEDemocratYes
Marco RubioFLRepublicanYes
Rick ScottFLRepublicanYes
David PerdueGARepublicanYes
Kelly LoefflerGARepublicanYes
Brian SchatzHIDemocratYes
Mazie K. HironoHIDemocratYes
Chuck GrassleyIARepublicanYes
Joni ErnstIARepublicanYes
James E. RischIDRepublicanYes
Mike CrapoIDRepublicanYes
Richard J. DurbinILDemocratYes
Tammy DuckworthILDemocratYes
Mike BraunINRepublicanYes
Todd YoungINRepublicanYes
Jerry MoranKSRepublicanYes
Pat RobertsKSRepublicanYes
Mitch McConnellKYRepublicanYes
Rand PaulKYRepublicanYes
Bill CassidyLARepublicanYes
John KennedyLARepublicanYes
Edward J. MarkeyMADemocratDid not vote
Elizabeth WarrenMADemocratNo
Benjamin L. CardinMDDemocratYes
Chris Van HollenMDDemocratYes
Angus S. King, Jr.MEIndependentYes
Susan M. CollinsMERepublicanYes
Debbie StabenowMIDemocratYes
Gary C. PetersMIDemocratYes
Amy KlobucharMNDemocratYes
Tina SmithMNDemocratYes
Josh HawleyMORepublicanYes
Roy BluntMORepublicanYes
Cindy Hyde-SmithMSRepublicanYes
Roger F. WickerMSRepublicanYes
Jon TesterMTDemocratYes
Steve DainesMTRepublicanYes
Richard BurrNCRepublicanDid not vote
Thom TillisNCRepublicanYes
John HoevenNDRepublicanYes
Kevin CramerNDRepublicanDid not vote
Ben SasseNERepublicanYes
Deb FischerNERepublicanYes
Jeanne ShaheenNHDemocratYes
Margaret Wood HassanNHDemocratYes
Cory A. BookerNJDemocratYes
Robert MenendezNJDemocratYes
Martin HeinrichNMDemocratYes
Tom UdallNMDemocratYes
Catherine Cortez MastoNVDemocratYes
Jacky RosenNVDemocratYes
Charles E. SchumerNYDemocratYes
Kirsten E. GillibrandNYDemocratYes
Rob PortmanOHRepublicanYes
Sherrod BrownOHDemocratYes
James LankfordOKRepublicanYes
James M. InhofeOKRepublicanYes
Jeff MerkleyORDemocratDid not vote
Ron WydenORDemocratNo
Patrick J. ToomeyPARepublicanDid not vote
Robert P. Casey, Jr.PADemocratYes
Jack ReedRIDemocratYes
Sheldon WhitehouseRIDemocratYes
Lindsey GrahamSCRepublicanYes
Tim ScottSCRepublicanYes
John ThuneSDRepublicanYes
Mike RoundsSDRepublicanYes
Lamar AlexanderTNRepublicanYes
Marsha BlackburnTNRepublicanYes
John CornynTXRepublicanYes
Ted CruzTXRepublicanYes
Mike LeeUTRepublicanYes
Mitt RomneyUTRepublicanYes
Mark R. WarnerVADemocratYes
Tim KaineVADemocratYes
Bernard SandersVTIndependentDid not vote
Patrick J. LeahyVTDemocratYes
Maria CantwellWADemocratYes
Patty MurrayWADemocratYes
Ron JohnsonWIRepublicanYes
Tammy BaldwinWIDemocratYes
Joe Manchin, IIIWVDemocratYes
Shelley Moore CapitoWVRepublicanYes
John BarrassoWYRepublicanYes
Michael B. EnziWYRepublicanDid not vote